Cecil Scene: Cecil College Takes Two On Home Court

February 4, 2012

Cecil College Takes Two On Home Court

Cecil College basketball has a very good day on their home court with both the Men’s and Women’s teams defeating visiting Baltimore City Community College squads.

The women evened their record at 10-10 with a 64-49 wire-to-wire win. The men then fought through a seesaw battle to earn a 78-72 victory that will surely help their #13 National Ranking in Division II Junior College polls. The victory pushed the Seahawks to 19-4 for the season.

The men’s team is poised to make their fourth straight trip to the National Championship. The Seahawks won the championship in 2006 and have made several Elite Eight appearances in recent years.

The ladies led off action at the Cecil College Athletic Complex. In spite of aggressive defense on the part of the BCCC Lady Panthers that resulted in 19 turnovers for the game, the result never looked in doubt. The Lady Seahawks held a double-digit lead throughout. Mid-way through the second half, BCCC managed to cut the lead to ten, but the Seahawks rebuffed that charge and pulled away for the win.

From the tip-off the men’s game was a physical battle. The first half was marked by numerous lead changes with BCCC grabbing a 37-36 halftime lead on a buzzer beating 3-pointer.

The Panthers came out fast in the second half and opened up a seven-point lead. The Seahawks found their footing, buried a three-pointer, made a steal and quickly erased the deficit.

After forcing the Panthers to take a timeout to stop the Seahawk run, the Cecil squad never relinquished the lead. The Seahawks continued to play scrappy ball, coming away with several offensive rebounds and collecting loose balls. Cecil closed out BCCC late for the six-point victory.

Check out images from both games below...